WHAO!!! Alexander..I'm playing a low level game of FFVIII roght now too, and I just got out of D-District prison.
I'm staying low level and I'm drawing maximum magics from everyone, but I'm not carding, I'm running. I don't know where you got the quakes, where??
Oh, about getting quistis's blue magic from the non-carded enemy, put Mug on a low hitting character and you'll get the item.
The problem i'm running into is the friggin' car, you need it to enter the missile base and it runs out of fuel too quick. GOD forbid they make these cars with unlimited fuel. It IS final fantasy, I don't think the realism of needing fuel is THAT neccessary, and fuel is too expensive.